The last line of Curzio Malaparte’s “the Skin†is: “ I said in a low voice, ‘It is a shameful thing to win a war.’ †Victory in modern warfare is both a shame and a defeat. The defeated demand rehabilitation, reward, revitalisation. The victors are bankrupted, exhausted, and leaderless – their generals useless in …
Daily Archives: January 2, 2009
Bully for You!
bully noun ( pl. -lies) a person who uses strength or power to harm or intimidate those who are weaker. The figure of the bully springs to mind, writ large and wreaking infinitely more devastation than the casual sadism of the school bully, but in essence the same. What is the point of having all …